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Fr. 123 Star- One of Two Known

Fr. 123 $10 1923 Legal Tender Star Note Fine. This auction
marks the first appearance of either of the two recorded Fr. 123
stars at public sale in over a dozen years. Your cataloguer
discovered this note some thirty years ago, and since that time it
has had only three owners, including the current consignor. Just
two examples of this star are known, a figure that has not changed
in the intervening three decades, and, with the interval between
the arrival of new pieces, the likelihood is that no more remain to
be discovered. The other known Fr. 123 star is ensconced in the
strongest of hands, and unlikely to be available to collectors for
many years to come, making this the sole opportunity for any
collector to achieve completion of a star note set by type. With
the market for true numismatic rarities reaching record levels at
every offering of same, we see no reason why this note, a
legitimate rarity with only two examples known, should not reach or
exceed...